this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
55 points (100.0% liked)
askchapo
22717 readers
1 users here now
Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.
Rules:
-
Posts must ask a question.
-
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
-
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
-
Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I am old and I've heard it used as a slur in person, but I have seen it used innocently enough by most normal people that it's been like reclaimed.
less reclaimed and more "the non-slur use is and maybe always has been primary"
I am fairly old but I've never heard it used anywhere outside of Back to the Future. I'm also not from the south, though.
Is it a south thing? I'm from the north and that's where I heard it used as a slur.
its definitely kind of a boomer-y slur here in texas, i've heard it more for that than the online fed thing until relatively (2010s) recently